preparing, prepping, gearing, bracing, girding, eyeing, primed, mulling, poised, slated, busying, finalizing, awaiting, anticipating, contemplating, limbering, launching, assembling, scheduled, planning, aiming, ramping, beefing, mobilizing, unveil, honing, relishing, hoping, biding, heralding, waiting, wrapping, courting, lining, delaying, nears, expected, itching, clamoring, looking, devising, considering, positioning, pondering, underway, upcoming, touting, steeling, begun, psyching, hurrying, scrambling, wooing, arranging, plotting, introducing, dreading, shaping, fortifying, packing, heading, reconsidering, envisioning, looming, raring, champing, embarking, impending, coordinating, overseeing, conducting, announcing, revamping, marshaling, urging, outfitting, sharpening, remaking, pushing, undergoing, opting, familiarize, billed, seeking, hunkered down, cramming, christened, rehearsing, acquainting, perfecting, staking, intensifying, formulating, aligning, cranking, regrouping, dubbing, equipping, proposing, refashioning, advising, crafting

deployment, fire control, makeready, priming, prolusion, tune-up, turnaround, turnround, warm-up

process, treat

activity

preparation